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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he felt his team had turned a corner and were now hitting their best form — speaking after Wednesday evening’s 3-1 La Liga victory at neighbours Leganes — with Sergio Ramos playing down a penalty controversy with Gareth Bale. The suburban side took a shock lead after just six

Blair Turgott has been accused of using a stolen credit card to gamble at a casino. A former Premier League footballer gambled £16,000 at a Mayfair casino using a card stolen from an 85-year-old, a court has heard. Ex-West Ham United winger Blair Turgott, 23, is accused of withdrawing the cash before exchanging it for

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho discusses the issues he’s facing in choosing his starting XI for the Champions League. Jose Mourinho explains why Paul Pogba did not play in Manchester United’s FA Cup win at Huddersfield and won’t commit to him being in the squad against Sevilla or Chelsea. Amid the controversy surrounding Juan Mata’s

Ernesto Valverde wants Andres Iniesta to stay with Barcelona, but would be open to having talks if the Chinese Super League came in with an offer. Craig Burley and Ross Dyer go head to head in predicting the outcomes of Bayern-Besiktas, Chelsea-Barca, Sevilla-Man United and Shakhtar-Roma. LONDON — Ivan Rakitic says the thought of Andres

Rounding up the best and worst of the FA Cup action over the weekend. Goal of the weekend Salomon Rondon is one of those players who, when you watch them play, look like they should be pretty good, even if all available evidence tells us that in reality they are not. But players like that

League One bottom-feeders Rochdale stunned Tottenham with a 93rd-minute equaliser to force a fifth round FA Cup replay at Wembley. ROCHDALE, England — Three things from Sunday’s dramatic 2-2 draw between Rochdale AFC and Tottenham Hotspur at Spotland Stadium. 1. Spurs stumble again vs. lower-league opponents If Tottenham are to win the FA Cup, they

Arjen Robben and Bayern escaped with a win at Wolfsburg on Saturday. Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes felt for Wolfsburg after Robert Lewandowski scored a dramatic stoppage-time penalty to snatch a 2-1 victory at the Volkswagen Arena. Daniel Didavi broke the deadlock to give the hosts a surprise eighth-minute lead and Arjen Robben failed to

Sandro Wagner’s goal was his second since returning to Bayern Munich from Hoffenheim. Sandro Wagner’s header and substitute Robert Lewandowski’s penalty sealed Bayern Munich’s last-minute comeback 2-1 win against Wolfsburg, who had the temerity to take the lead through Daniel Didavi in the eighth minute. The Bundesliga champions could even afford the luxury of Arjen

A late own-goal secured all three-points for the Phoenix as they claimed a 2-1 win over Perth Glory. Diego Castro’s penalty spot shocker against Wellington Phoenix didn’t cost the Spaniard any sort of tongue-lashing from his Perth Glory coach Kenny Lowe. With the game on the line, Castro produced one of the more feeble efforts

Dani Alves and Neymar have both been named to Brazil’s World Cup squad. Brazil coach Tite has revealed 15 players who are guaranteed a place in his World Cup squad for this summer’s tournament in Russia. Tite took the unusual step in an interview with UOL Esporte, revealing a partial squad led by four players from

All seemed lost for Tottenham after 10 minutes, but Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen dragged Spurs back from a two-goal deficit to take control of the tie heading back to Wembley. Massimiliano Allegri hopes Juventus will be able to reach second Champions League final in a row. Gianluigi Buffon said he will discuss his future

Massimiliano Allegri hopes Juventus will be able to reach second Champions League final in a row. The FC crew pinpoint how Tottenham were able to turn around an early 2-0 deficit at Juventus and gain the advantage in their Champions League tie ahead of the second leg. Federico Bernardeschi said Juventus’ Champions League tie with

Alexandre Lacazette’s apparent demotion to a squad player notwithstanding, Craig Burley and Ross Dyer discuss the impact of the striker’s injury to Arsenal’s season aspirations. OSTERSUND — Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called for the cup-tied rule to be scrapped, with record signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang unable to play in the Europa League. Arsenal face a

The ESPN FC panel debate whether Neymar can live up to PSG’s Champions League expectations against Real Madrid. While boos rain down on Karim Benzema at the Bernabeu, the FC crew debate whether Real Madrid are in a position to drop the struggling forward. Spain’s prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, said that he would prefer for